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Products Group International, Inc. presents a CD-ROM to teach novice ultrasonographers how to locate organs and interpret images.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments offers the Schioetz Tonometer designed for testing intraocular eye pressure and glaucoma screenings.

DVM Pharmaceuticals introduces T8 Solution Ear Rinse, a ready-to-use Tris buffering system in an alkaline, water-based formulation.

Veterinarians are busy individuals who multi-task with fervor. How else can we accomplish all that we must during the normal workday? We have to play the role of internist, pharmacist, radiologist, dentist, animal behaviorist, practice manager, human relations expert, environmental protection engineer, chief financial officer and employee/client counselor all rolled into one.

Thanks to a maturing and affluent society, veterinarians can expect a "phenomenally positive" and prosperous future, a futurist told the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) delegation at the 70th annual convention.

Securos Veterinary Instruments introduces an aiming guide that can be used for pin placement, screw placement and drilling for numerous surgical procedures.

Andis Company presents Ultraedge professional grooming blades

The TraxMaster is a messages-on-hold system.

Metron-U PC software from Products Group International targets equine veterinarians who perform ultrasound exams on musculoskeletal structures in the leg.

Cleveland-As the United States military pounded Iraqi resistance in Baghdad, Army veterinarians were aiding military operations just behind the frontlines.

The Veterinary Drug Handbook, Fourth Edition, has been extensively revised.

ForceOutժ eliminates animal odors. Spray the formula directly onto the odor source and it destroys the odor by changing the molecular structure.

Health Science Technology (HST) introduces its modular intravenous system and components.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments offers a clipper blade sharpening service employing a unique hollow grinding technique, which sharpens blades without removing much metal, saving on replacement costs, the company says.

West Hollywood, Calif.-West Hollywood's City Council recently voted to ban declawing in the city, and it now ranks as the first city in the United States to take such an action.

Products Group International, Inc. introduces EZ Core one-handed biopsy needles with a trocar tip.

Most of us are aware that numbers of cats have surpassed dogs as pets in United States households.

Q: Please provide a brief review on the clinical usefulness of heparin products in dogs and cats.

Dr. Jack L. Mara, one of the most well-known veterinarians in the profession, died March 27 of cancer in Topeka, Kan. He was 78.

Veterinarians don't think twice about spending up to 12 hours a day providing quality care for pets. What dictates a practitioner's enduring success, however, is the amount of time devoted to their personal life.

Veterinarians have become increasingly aware of muscle and peripheral nerve disorders in the past decade.

Andis Company introduces Cool Care Plus, a spray that cools down clippers with one spray and takes care of blade maintenance without removing the blades from the clipper, the company says.

Signalment. Canine, Bernese Mountain dog, 9 years old, female spayed, 70 lbs.

Doc and 'Jimmy Stewart' get unwanted advice from blowhard

If there's controversy among veterinarians over the release of the American Animal Hospital Association's canine vaccine guidelines, Dr. Michael Paul has yet to receive wind of it.

Shawnee Mission, Kan.-Bayer Animal Health is extending its commitment to an educational partnership program between veterinarians and pediatricians to help prevent the spread of parasitic zoonoses, the company says.

Duluth, Ga.-Merial says it will continue its rabies awareness campaign through 2003. The decision to extend the campaign is based on the accomplishment's of last year's campaign, which partnered with state public health veterinarians and veterinary medical associations to reach out to the consumer and trade media and urge pet owners to visit their veterinarian, the company says.

The third volume of Steve Lindsay s definitive series, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training